POWELL'S S. MOUTRIE & Co.,
ALEXANDRA
BUILDINGS,
Special Show
OF
VIYELLA
BLOUSES
$5.50, $650,
$7.50 each.
Dainty
Colourings
Newest
Stripes
and Checks.
POWELL'S
HONGKONG.
COMING!!
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THEATRE
HONGKONG,
ROYAT,
LIMITED.
NEW SEASON'S MODELS
JUST ARRIVED.
BABY GRANDS
and
COTTAGE PIANOS
BY
BLUTHNER, RUD, IBACH
RACHELS, PLEYEL, CHAPPELL, HOPKINSON, and ROSENKRANZ, &c.
Inspection Invited.
SOLE AGENTS:
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York Building,
CHATER RO AD.]
Hongkong. Avril 16, 1907,
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& Co., Ltd.
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THE CHINA MAIL.
BIRTH, BROWNE --On 2nd December, at 2 Toge Terrace, the wife of LANDSAY BROWNE, of a Son,--
* MARRIAGE: BURNETT SINNOrr.-On December 2nd, 1907, at St. Peter's Church, by the Rev. C. L. Thompson, GEORGE WILLIAM CADE BUR- NETT RO CABOLINE ELIZABETH GRACE only daughter of the Into P. W. Sinnott, Ear, of Shanghai.
MEMOS FOK TO-MORROW. Auction. 10a.m.-Auction at Naval & Victualling
Stores, at H.-M. Naval Yard.
Miscellaneous. Goode per Nippon Maru undelivered after
noon on tizie date subject to rent.
Goods per Deltas not alexred at p.
on this date subject to rent.
General Memoranda. THURSDAY, December 8-
Sales Rooms.
SATURDAY, December 7-
Boxing at City Hall.
2.30 p.m. Auction of Household Furni
turo, &c., at Mr.Goo. P. Lammert's Sales Rooms.
SOLDIERS AND BANDITS.
Hand to Hand Fight,
For some time rubbois and briyanda haro been increasing in the district of Hoang. slu. Roccatly à now official war ap-
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 3, 1907.
BY TELEGRAPH.
THE KAISER,
(Exclusive Service, supplied by Reuter,
vis Bumbuy.)
destroyer Mikatsuki anil one bluejacket of the torpedo-bont destroyer Shimatsuya have contrasted cholera.
THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS.
NEW YORK, November 2 President Roosevelt has warned all holders of offles in the actual Administra- the nomination Convention in June.
The Opposition on the other hand eontends that all Fedemi officials have beon instructed to vote pro- Roosevelt.
AMERICAN COLLEGIATE
perhaps, ha considerable, but, as los been over and over again pointed ant; it is the acme of unwisdom to cut dowa the insurance policy. Upon retaining the command of the sea depends our Very existence and a little, or even a pointed whose duty it was to clear out Entertains School-Children. tion not to attend great, additional annual expenditure these robbers, which generally means that should be regarded na inevitable. But, they are driven across the border into some other county. This new nun, however, besides increasing the monetary in-determined to attack them in their firs ducement to join the naval reserve, and did so. The robbers showed fight,_|_ there are other methods of omaking the and there was a hand to Imad struggle; the fight ended rather badly for the robbers. service ntimctive. The officers and of the latter six ware killed outright, men who agree to train themselves whilst otlas were wonnded. On tha other hand only one of the soldiers was for service in times of need should have killed. The soldiers, however, have not their status recognised as it is in Gor-been able to oust the robbers from their many, where, we read, the mercantile retreat, and have sent for more men.
arine takes a very high rank in the
THE CANTON COLLAPSE catimation of the country, Also the
(From Our forrespmaudend.}
CANTON, December 2,
LONDON, December 2. The Kaiser has entertained 170 children at Higholiffe:
The youngsters were assembled in the schoolroom and were regaled with tea and cake, His Majesty, himself cutting the cake.
AIRSHIPS.
The "Patrie" Lost,
(Boclusive Servier, supplied by Beuter. via Bombay.)
LONDON, December 2.
FOOTBALL.
New York, Nov. 25. In the football match between Yale and Harvard Universities, Yala beat Harvard by 19 points to nil.
THE VLADIVOSTOCK MUTINY. Torvo, November 26. The parsecutions to which the recent riots in Vladivostock gare riso continue undiminished. Hitherto 800 persons have boon arrested...
PLAGUE AT SAN FRANCISCO.
NEW YouE, Nov. 26. Ninely cases of plague, in all have been. rocorded at San Francisco up to the present timo,
THE U.S. ARMY.
. DEFICIENCY OF RECRUITS.
New York, Nov. 26. Major-General Ainsworth reports that the reluctance of young Americans to enlist
the outside and the second door of the Patrie" was carried off in n gale, while
The French military air-ship. "Lain the army constitutes an immedinte
danger to the country. establishment was not equal to the strain.
Nom Auction of Britishes. Wing Hang ship-owners should be encouraged to
at Mr Gao, P. Lammert's Sales Room,
give preference to reservists. There are FRIDAT. Decumber 6-
A restaurant in the western suburbs 11.m.-Auction of English Gold & Silvermany ways in which this could be done,
collapsed last nightand nearly one hundred Jewellery, at Moses Hughes & Hough's and, if the British Government showed persons were killed. Probably as many Noon-Auction of 8946 Baga Wheat, think substantial advantages would more were wounded. One report is that
at No. 185, Praya West.
a Chinese who had just returned from result from manning merchant vessels
America was giving a wedding feast and with reservists, in course of time in connection with the fenst he gave a foreigners would cease to be employed.angie lantern oxhihition. After the lights The mercantile marine is the natural
were extinguished a crowd came in from
source of supply for the navy when occasion demands it and full recognition should be given to this fact. It should not be beyond the wit of the Govern- ment to secure the 40,000 men who would place our capability to meet any crisis beyond question.
MONDAY, November 20:—
3 p.m.--Anction of Crown Land at the Pablic Works Department's Offices.
TODAY, December 12-
9p..Performance at City Hall.
WEDNESDAY, December 18:--
3 p.m.-Auction of Leasehold Property, At Messre Hughes & Hough's Salos Boome.
The China Mail.
BOYAKONG. TUESDAY, DECÍMIBER 3, 1907.
THE MERCANTILE MARINE.
LOCAL AND COAST NEWS.
The English Mail of the 2nd November was delivered in London on the 30th Nov,
Major General Broadwood returned to the Colony on the N. D. L. s.s. Prinzess Alice, arriving to-day.
"
Friday next, the second day of the) Chinese procession, will be recognised as a public holiday.
The walls fell in with very little warning. ropaire were being effected at Verdon. A company of police were promptly on the spot and worked heroically to rescue the living ones from tho ruine.
Two hundred troops were unable to bold the aerial vosel, though there
Physicians and attendants from the Fang Pin Native Hospital were also prompt, were no occupants.
MR. LEMIEUX IN JAPAN.
TOKYO, November 27. Owing to a bad cold the Emperor was unable to receive Mr. Lomioux, the Canadian Minister of Labour and Special Commissioner to Japan, but the Emprese received him and entertained him and Mrs. Lemieux at luncheon. The Minister
under
to arrive, and those who were badly injured, Since breaking away the air-ship has of the Household also gave a luncheon.
As well as the dead, were taken to that
Hospital. Sorao ten or twelve children been sighted in Wales and at Belfast,uty toy witer imperial instructiona
of detached palace. There will bo a public were killed, and about twenty women.
{The "Standard" of October 28 mon-dinner on December 3. The building is said to have been vory tious a previous accident to the Patrio It is extremely improbablo that there will old and in bad condition, the walls being in the following terms: The first serious benny formal agreement for restriction of bully cracked. A number of officials came accident to the Patris air-ship happened Japanese immigration in Canada, but it is to the scene of the disaster. It is to be yesterday, just as it was returning to the have excellent resulta.
anticipated that Mr Lemieur's mission will
hoped that some steps will be taken to sorostatic station at Meudon. The pro- prevout such accidents in the future.
peller shaft snapped on account of the defective working of the motor, and the propeller itself, weighing 240lb., dropped to the earth. This loss of weight enso
AMOY NOTES.
THE FINANCIAL CRISIS,
NEW YORK, November 17.
Mr Maxwell, the indicted president of the Borough Bank, has committed suicide;
gao!,
the Patrie to ascend above the clouds, and two other bank officials have been seib ta BAVAL NEWS. MANY writers at home are emphasising
placed it practically at the mercy of the Amoy, Nov. 28.
wind. However, by the skilful uso of its: the fact that, while the Navy may or
The German cruiser Arceus is still rudders, the balloon was brought to the in port, though the Japanese cruiser, ground halfway between Versailles and St. may not be in a state of perfect efficiency, Sir Alexander Hosic, H. M. Commercial Akiteushima left on the 15th inst. for Geravin. A new screw was soon brought it is certain that the reserva is not Attaché in China, arrived in Shanghai on Formosa. The Austrian cruiser and fag from the workshops at Moisan, and the sufficient to fill the gaps which would Nov. 20 and expected to remain there sbi Kaiser Frans Joses I. came into port fair-ship was able to reach Moudon in the arrived in Tokyo to-day to establish trade
from Thing-tay on the 24th inst. and is still afternoon without difficulty.-E., O..] bere. This latter vessel has a very good band, and through the kindness of the Captain and officers, it is played on the tennis lawn one or twice, a pleasure much appreciated-by-Amoy residents,
be created in a great naval war. It is
CONFECTIONERY estimated that to place the flect on it
FOR SIX NIGHTS ONLY. NEW SEASON'S
OPENING 19ru DECEMBER, 1907.
- THE -
BANDMANN
COMEDY CO.
22 LONDON ARTISTES 22 Will present the following latest London Successes for the first time in Hongkong: THURSDAY, Dzo. 12тa, Alfred Sutro's briliant comedy
'THE WALLS OF JERICO'
CONFECTIONERY
war footing would take approximately 138,120 men and our total available forces, including the reserve, do out
until well into the New Year,
On Friday, the 20th inst., the Cricket Club intends to hold a subscription dance at the City Hall. The object of the dance is to raisa funds, and tickets will shortly be on sale at gã each.
Many Japanese are reported to be exploring Mongolia, and a departmout has been started in the Tokyo University for the study of the Mongolian language which would seons to indicate that Japan has aims in that direction.
KULANGSU MUNICIPAL COUNCIL.
The present Council is determined not to be caught napping in regard to the requisite formalities for the next election, and so a list of 62 names is printed in the Anny Gazette" of all entitled to vote at
་
[EEUTER'S SERVICE.] AMERICAN FINANCE.
Position of the Banks:
LONDON, December 1. The Chicago Banks have received a petition signed by 2000 Western Banks,
THE UNITED STATES PRESIDENCY.
Senator Foraker Standing.
We have Just Unpacked our exceed 180,000, A safe reserve would be 80,000 so that we are somewhere about 40,000 men short of the required margin. The question of providing a
the forthcoming alection in January. The urging the jamedinte resumption of reserve of men, at all events partially
qualifications for voters are us follows:-(1) cash payments. The compliance with trained, is exercised the minds of the Messrs E. S. Kadoorie and Co: are in Foreign owners of land op Kolangsu this request is probable. Home authorities for many years but no receipt of telegraphic advices from Singa-registered at a Consulate and of an assemed satisfactory solution of the problem uspore informing them that the crushing value of not less than $1000.00 (2). of the Rash Australian Gold Mining Co-owners above, who are absent from the
Authorized agents ar proxies of "land" been yet arrived at. In 1907 the Naval Ltd., for the past period yielded 1102 os
port. (3). Foreign annual tax-payers of Reserves Committee recommended the guld from 5148 tans stone.
$5.00 and upwards exclusive of licenses. Admiralty to encourage any well-con-
The date of election is not yet fixed, but Japanese papers state that frost was anyone whose name has been omitted is sidered sebeme of training ships or experienced on Nov. 22 at several places requested to write at once to the secretary homes for boys which might be esta in the tisinity of Oaska, and that snow that his name may be added to the list. blished for the advantage of the mercan-fell for about twenty minutes in the after-
The snowfall was twolro days Some enterprising person has sont tile marine. Nothing apparently has earlier than in an average year and six very interesting account of this face guild yet been dono in this direction by the days earlier than last year.
to a Shanghai paper, and this happens to Admiralty. "Obviously if a number of
ho one of our most dourishing of local A tallyman in the employ of Mossrs industries, I am sure if the lady residents such training ships were established and
Blackhead and Company was summoued of Hongkong know what splendid work is the boys were given instruction, not only at the Magistracy this morning, bofore Mr now turned out by these arduous Chinese in the duties they would have to per H. H. J. Gompertz, with unlawfully on workers they would not be behind form en merchaut vessols, but also those receiving earthin hottles of wine and the home lande in ordering specimens. Any orders sont to the indefatigablo
LONDON, December 1. which would fall to their lot if they whisky, of a total value of $50.10. Secretary, Miss Frances Randell; will shopkeeper was charged with receiving receive instant attention, and she will he
The War Ofice announces that their were drafted for a period on to one of another batch of liquor and both cases pleased to give all necessary information action of putting the afficers of the 5th His Majesty's ships of war the result were remanded.
about the methods of working the guild to Lancers, on half pay was not due to any any who wish to start similar institutions cause detrimental to the characters of would be beneficial. But while this
Mobilisation has been the order of the in other places. It has been of immenso the officera, and though it is not con- plan, if carried out properly, would pro-day among the different regiments in the value and increasing usefulness to scores sidered that they are suitable to retain.
IMPORTED FROM THE
By special arrangemant with Me Arthur LEADING
Borchier. Which ran for 1 vor 2 years
at the Garrick Theats, London,
FRIDAY, Dec. 13TH,
'A MESSAGE FROM MARS'
by R. Ganthony:
By special armagemont with Mr Charles Hawtroy from the Avenue and Comedy Theatre, London,
SATURDAY, Dec 14TH, SHERLOCK HOLMES'
A. Conan Doyles' Masterpiece.
By special arrangement with Mr Charlee Frohman from the Lyceum Thestre, London,
MONDAY. Du, tērà, JOHN GLAYDL'S' HONOUR' Alfred Sutro'a lateat successful play from the St. James' Theatre, London.
By special arrangement with Mr Goorga
Alexander.
TUESDAY, Dra. 17TH,
Mr W. Jacob's beautiful "comedy 'BEAUTY AND THE BARGE, The great Haymarket Theatre success. By special arrangement with Mr Oyrel
Maude.
WEDNESDAY, DEC. 18TH,
FAREWELL PERFORMANCE. t
LONDON
and
PARISIAN
noan.
THE AMOY LACE VUILD,
LONDON, December 1. Senator Foraker has accepted the support of the Ohio Republican League in his candidacy for the Presidency, thus throwing down the ganntist to Mr Taft.
THE FIFTH LANCERS.
Disposal of Officers.
RUSSIA AND JAPAN.
Toxxo, November 26. M. Shipoff, formerly Russian Minister tor of the Russo-Chinese Bank, have of Finance, and M. PoutBoff, chief dires.
relations with Japan and to settle out- standing railway questions in Manchuria. The warmest reception has been given to the two visitors,
It is arranged that they shall return home by way of Shanghai and Peking.
THE FLIGHT FROM AMERICA, NEW YORK, November 28. Thirty thousand emigrants are leaving for Europe this week. The hard times in the United States are responsible for the exodus.
AS OTHERS SEE US.
New York, November 28. The "Hatford Courant" contains an editorial upon the recent case of Mr Bothell, editor of the Korea Daily News, in which it describes the prosecu- tion of Mr Bethell as an illustration of British slavish adherence to the Japanose Allianco.
BALLOONS AND TELEPHONES.
WARMINGTO, Novembar 27. The Ordnance Board of the U. 8. War..
Department has recommended that an appropriation to male for the purchase of dirigible balloons and wireless telephones.
STORMS IN KENT.
LosDON, November 27.
The vicinity of Kent has loan visited by An unprecedented snowstorm. In some places the atonn amounted to a whirlwind and destroyed buildings and rooted, up, orchards and groves.
THE SHANGHAI RIOTS,
The Shanghai Mercury" undorstanda
HOUSES. for the future the the British authorities have accepted exiate for the present would remain. We were shown on the gunboats and torpedo who have been able to add to the resources ment, their services can be utilised bya. 50,000 in full payment of the British
A FINE ASSORTMENT
AT
THE EARL OF PAWTUCKET: Very Reasonable
The present eudoes of New York and
London, now crowding the Playhouse, London. By special arrangement with Mr Cyzel Mando,
FRICES OF ADMISSION, $3, $2, $1. Plan at Meera S. MOUTRIK & Co. FOLL ORCHESTRA.
Doors open at 880 M. Commencs at 9 p.
Hongkong, Noveuibor 28, 1967.
1890
CAST PRAYA RECLAMATION
ЗОНЕМЕ.
AB PROPOSED TO THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT AND THE MARINE GOT-HOLDERS BY SIR PAUE CHATER
The Full Details Printed in Pamphlet Form
Ooples may be had at "Umná Man Offer
Unnon's Road Central,
Pilza 50 Cente mushy
Prices.
can learn a lesson from Germany ju this connection. Every man anil boy in the German mercantile marine is liable, be- tween the ages of 17 and 45, fo service in the Navy. From an article in the “Navy Lengue Annual" to which wenge indebted for these facts we gather that every-faring, man on German me chant ships must, at the age of 20, enrol either in the active or reserve forces of
boat destroyers this morning it was general of the home, and so increase the number father appointments. The Regiment ly considered that they were to take part in of bread-winners ii a family,"
the general movement which has signalisoù garrison work during the past week,
West River.
TEADE STATISTICU,
However, the vessels moptionet were off to important in the fortnight from Nov, In importa the following are the most
Canton-so assist in the policing of the 9th to 22nd. Raw cotton, 1250 pols.;
shirtings, 2105 pels.; rico, 14,038 pels. opium. 147 pele; four, 2715 pels.; beans Chan Ngai act as the Good Samaritan and beancake, 2340 pels; mats of tea, to a woman named Wong Kiu and for his 4000 pols. Borneo Oil is bull, 1850 gals,; sympathy be had to pay $20 or Force.Sumatra oil in bulk 2540 gml; and form of imprisonment for six weeks. He.
itself is not inefficient and can take the fold.
CHINESE IN NOVA SCOTIA.
The Poll Tax.
Losoos, December 1.: The Halifax Supreme Court of Nova
told Mr H. H. J. Gomperts the following tobacco leaf, 1000 pels. In exporta, story this morning at the Magistracy. He Bugat, 4402. pols, and sugar candy, 1773 Scotia has released 17 Chinamen who the army or navy, This of course is hal met the woman on the billside at pols. homp lagu, 12,000 pela.; and hemp were arrested for the non-payment of conscription and it in hardly likely that, ting grass. She told him that her busband prepared tobacco, 434 pela; and 1000
Lantao Island, both being engaged in cut- Backing, 15,350 pels.; paper, 2311 pol; the Head Tax $500. for a long time to come, the British tronted her cruelly, and he, in the goodness kittysols. people will tolerate that system. But of his heart, offered to take her beneath his roof for protection. Then her husband-
This decision does not touch the validity of the Exclusion Law, bạt thó decision says that the non-payment of the tax is not an indictable offence, and
INSPECTION INVITED. it should be possible to obtain the ser-had something to say. He found that his RAMBERLAIN'S COUGH REMEDY that the tax muds be collected as a
8. WATSON
LIMITED,
ALEXANDRA.
00,
BUILDINGS,
Hongkong, November 30, 1907,
PNEUMONIA
claims for indemnity for the 1905 riot and that that amount has been paid over to the British Consulate-General. This only refers to private claims. The Hunicipal Council, it is understood, has not made any cinia. Under the draumstances, in view of the petty amount of the indemnity and the private mannor in which the eettis mont bas beou arranged, it would probably have been better for Iritish prestige if the... chicus had been dropped altogether.
YOKOHAMA EARTHQUAKE,
A sorore shock of earthquake was felt in Yokohama at 2.17 a. m. on November 22. According to the Yokohama Observatory, it had both horizontal and vertical motions. The origin was not far distant and seem CURES QUICKLY, SAFELY AND EASILY.
ed to be in Takyo Bay, Fortunately no The Court believes that Parliament special damage was sustained in Yokolianis, R M. Ganier, proprietor of the Voi
vorsal Supply Store at Emaldeel, intended to make non-payment a crime, though clocks were generally, stopped and O.F.C., myers have used and fold but the Statute does, tiot bear that flower vases on tables and mantelpieces in years in South Africa and find it gives interpretation.
relieve in a very short lime and ben
gives satisfaction to my customers,
debt.
MULATE TELEGRAMS.
vices of the 40,000 men who would wife was living with Clan and he objected; be required in time of war from the with the result that Chan was arrested and 180,000 Britishers employed in British without her husband's consent. The fine charged with harbouring married woman chips. (This is leaving out of mentioned above, was the result of the account the 43,000
Lascars and boaring other Asiatics and the 40,000 other
I was in England on's trip I was worry to foreigners now employed in our mer-THIS is one of the most dangerous, and find that Iould not procure this romedy, na
Tofton. Fatal, diaenaes
It always a doctor's advice or anything else would not cantile murine.) To induce these men results from a cold or an attack of infu care ma so quickly, antoly and easily."
[N. G. DAILY NEW BEBVICE. This to volunteer their services in times of eozi Charaberlain's Cough Rerseds medicing is and all over South Africa and
JAPANESE NAVY
TaxTo, Novembar 25, quickly cures those diseases and counteracts there is nothing better for coughs, ouldn ar stress it should be made well worth any tendency towards phenmonia. It is croup as it contains absolutely nothing" The captair and engmeer of the torpedo their while The cost of bringing an-made copecially for these and similar all infurious and le perfectly able to give the boat destroyer Murarome, two engineers menta, For sale by all obemiate and it's ones. For esle by all chemists end and one bluejacket of the torpedo-boat other 40,000 men into the reserve would, storekeepin
storekeepers.
some houses on the Blad foll, and other slight dauunge was sustained.
OROUP,
NOT 8 minute should be lost when & obild chowa symptoms of group. Cromberlain's Cough Remedy givce na soun as the child becomes hoarse, or even aftor
the groupy cough appears, will proveut the attack. For sale by all chemists and store-- krepore,